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Ginseng (/ËdÊÉªnsÉÅ/) is any one of the 11 species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the genus Panax of the family Araliaceae. Ginseng is found in North America and in eastern Asia (mostly northeast China, Korea, Bhutan, eastern Siberia), typically in cooler climates. Panax vietnamensis, discovered in Vietnam, is the southernmost ginseng known.
The roots of wild American ginseng have been harvested, dried, and exported from the United States and Canada to China, since the mid 1700's. Today, American. ginseng is also a very important part of traditional Chinese medicine. It is used as an âadaptogenâ that. allows the body to adjust to various types of stress. It is not used as a specific cure or remedy for any. particular ailment but as a component of many medicinal herbal combinations that help people deal with. the aging process and related disorders.